Sekhmet Ventures

Sekhmet Ventures invests in ultra-pure beauty and wellness products based on science. Sekhmet Ventures has assembled a team of experts who provide its portfolio companies with expertise and extensive experience in marketing, sales, manufacturing, regulatory compliance and other commercial aspects of a wellness and beauty company. By providing these services, portfolio companies are able to accelerate growth without the additional time, capital and potential dilution that would be required to build the infrastructure to perform these functions.

Sara Kaur

CFO

Barbara Paldus Ph.D

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

7 past transactions

Needed

Seed Round in 2021
Needed is a pregnancy nutrition and education company that supports optimal nourishment before, during, and after pregnancy. Its products are currently sold directly to consumers and through a network of health practitioners (doctors, doulas, nutritionists, and more). It was founded by Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury in 2017 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Young King Hair Care

Seed Round in 2021
Young King Hair Care is a Georgia-based natural hair care brand that redefine young male grooming by encouraging boys with textured hair to celebrate and love their crown. Our initial offering includes 3 products intentionally created with boys in mind: a leave-in conditioner, an essential oils blend and a curling cream.

ORIG3N

Venture Round in 2020
ORIG3N is a biotechnology company developing breakthrough treatments for rare genetically inherited diseases with targets in heart, liver, and neurodegenerative indications. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Based upon 10 years of skin research and industrial experience with renowned French and US institutions, ELSI was created to disrupt the $120 billion health and beauty industry, by giving consumers a new array of science-backed and clean beauty products powered by advanced analytics.

Codex Beauty

Series A in 2019
Codex Beauty is a global collective of clean beauty skincare brand that is responsibly revolutionizing how the world views and maintains optimal skin health using ancient herbal traditions, innovative, vegan formulations, unprecedented quality standards and pharmaceutical-grade manufacturing, science, and transparency. By developing products using carefully selected ingredients, formulation innovation, and information transparency, Codex Beauty is empowering skin care customers with the products and peace-of-mind they deserve.

Needed

Venture Round in 2019
Needed is a pregnancy nutrition and education company that supports optimal nourishment before, during, and after pregnancy. Its products are currently sold directly to consumers and through a network of health practitioners (doctors, doulas, nutritionists, and more). It was founded by Julie Sawaya and Ryan Woodbury in 2017 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

STAMBA

Seed Round in 2019
STAMBA provides whole-food supplements with premium time-tested ingredients to support immune strength, sustained energy, and holistic radiance. The company's products specialize in reducing oxidative stress and inflammation for anti-aging benefits, as well as supporting immune strength and facilitating energetic vitality and digestive health, allowing consumers to incorporate inaccessible, highly-beneficial, nutrient-dense whole foods into their lives in a manner that is easy to integrate.
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